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4 He made the Levite stay there with him, celebrating for three days. 5 On the fourth day they got up early in the morning to leave, but the woman's father told his son-in-law, |Eat something to keep up your strength and then you can go.| 6 So they both sat down and ate and drank together. The woman's father said to his son-in-law, |Why don't you spend the night and enjoy yourself?| 7 When the Levite started to leave, his father-in-law urged him to stay another night, so he did. 8 On the morning of the fifth day, the Levite got up early to leave. The woman's father said, |Eat something to keep up your strength!| So they spent the time eating until late afternoon. 9 The Levite started to leave with his concubine and his servant. But his father-in-law said to him, |It's already evening. Please stay another night. It's too late [to leave] now. Stay here, and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can start out early to go home.| Judges 19:4-9, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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